There is no Ebola in Kwara [DETAILS]

by Godwin Akanfe

Kwara state has announced the result of the test on a citizen who was suspected of having been infected with the Ebola virus. It was negative. The state governor’s spokesman on Ebola, Deji Oni, announced this in Ilorin on Saturday.

There had been a lot of speculations in the state following the death of a baby who was suspected of carrying the disease.

“As a responsible and responsive government, we swung into action by closing down the hospital where the suspected case was reported and immediately isolated the patient at the Sobi Specialist Hospital, Ilorin where necessary medication was administered on the child and the blood sample taken to Lagos to ascertain what the real cause of his sickness,” Oni said.

“The test result from LUTH has subsequently proven negative. Effectively, Kwara has no confirmed case of Ebola at the moment. However, the public is urged to remain vigilant and report any suspected case to the nearest hospital while continuing to take precautions against infection.”

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